Mexican fruit Fly Quarantine lifted for Los Angeles County
August 4, 2019 The CDFA announced that the Mexican fruit Fly has been eradicated from Los Angeles County. For more information on the eradication, click HERE
Inevitable Arrival of Spotted Lantern Fly
Grape growers preparing for spotted lantern fly, which has created havoc on the East Coast and is likely headed west. Full Story from Western Farm press can be found HERE
California Shows Decreased Use of Most-Hazardous Pesticides
June 11, 2019 The California Dept. of Pesticide Regulation released a statement today regarding the use of hazardous pesticide use for 2017. For the whole statement, click HERE 2017 Pesticide Use Report can be found HERE
Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine lifted for Sacramento and Yolo Counties
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has lifted the quarantine for the Oriental Fruit Fly. CDFA issued a release yesterday lifting the ban. You can find the release HERE
Chlorpyrifos Updates
On May 8th, the EPA was ordered to ban the use of Chlorpyrifos in California. It is important to note that during the process it is important to know that the permit conditions from Fall of 2018 will be permissible until the cancellation is complete. PCAs are encouraged to get involved in the process of […]
Tree Nut Updates
Spring updates for Tree Nuts: Seasonal updates for tree nuts, census sensibility. Click HERE Rules for Nitrogen and Tree Nuts. Click HERE
EPA has 90 days to justify use of pesticide
The Epa has a deadline to keep Cholrpyrifos in the PCAs toolkit. The story can be found HERE
Invasive weeds in Pistachios and the next phase Central Valley in Tree Nuts
Invasive Weeds in Pistachios: Click HERE Next phase in Central Valley Tree Nuts Click HERE
April 2019 Adviser Articles: Grapes
In order to bring you more specific information on your specialty crop, CAPCA has taken articles from our current Adviser Magazine for you. Controlling Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer- click HERE
April 2019 Adviser Articles: Vegetable Crops
In order to bring you more specific information on your specialty crop, CAPCA has taken articles from our current Adviser Magazine for you. UCIPM: Conversational Bio-control- click HERE Antoon Ploeg: Root Knot Nematodes- click HERE